Railroad

Prepare to embark on a captivating journey into the intricate and enchanting realm of miniature railroading with "Miniature Worlds Unleashed"—...

Learn about the history of the Railroads with iMinds insightful knowledge series. They are the fastest paths to travel on land and in many places they are the most convenient way to travel....

Maggy's heart, uncharacteristically, is swelling with optimism. Sure, her original Wisconsin coffeehouse, Uncommon Grounds, was destroyed in a freak early May blizzard....

Most people know that Thomas Edison invented the modern-day light bulb. They know that his company held over a thousand patents, but the truth of ...

Sometimes you come across a lofty railway viaduct marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape....

At 3 a.m. on February 21, 1865, a band of 65 Confederate horsemen slowly made its way down Greene Street in Cumberland, Maryland. Thinking the riders were disguised Union scouts, the few Union soldiers out that bitterly cold morning paid little attention to them....

Refusing to attack Robert E. Lee frontally, Ulysses S. Grant nearly captured Richmond, but he was stopped at Petersburg. The armies constructed elaborate trenches around Petersburg....

"We have to leave our house in London," Mother said to the children. "We’re going to live in the country, in a little house near a railway line...."

Colorado, July 1878. The nationally famous solar eclipse is almost upon the country. In the midst of boisterous and chaotic frontier pre-celebrations, Caleb Marlowe learns that local power broker Judge Horace Patterson is being targeted for assassination by agents of a financial magnate....

Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War...

Dennis didn’t figure on marrying, but he finds himself falling in love with Isabelle du Pres, the widowed daughter of his boss. Not able to make his affections known, he yearns for an opportunity to prove his love....

This book encompasses in brief the story of Madame Queen and embraces steam locomotive development on the Santa Fe from 1869 to the officially announced end of steam operations in 1953....

In mid-1860s, two railroad companies had a huge job in front of them: building the transcontinental railroad. The railroad would run from east to west across the United States. As the grueling work began, there were many choices to make. Now, the choices are yours.

Daniel Lawton was a quiet, hardworking man. He took a hard job with the railroad, putting in long, hot hours to lay railway tracks, all in the hopes of making a future for himself and the woman he loved....

Underground Railroad Circle of Hope. Our exploration of the Undergound Railroad continues in Auburn, and includes Harriet Tubman's Home, now a museum....

Riding the popularity of Florida’s expanding rail line in 1904, Mattie Jo Pike has to administer first aid after two hobos squabble at her water ...

Not fully sure of the horse and rider's position, Stone pushed up to his knees. It took a millionth of a second to locate his target....

When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country....

Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running....

Jay Gould, though consumption has first come forth into his lungs, purchases the sovereign share of Union Pacific....